Telegram-herald., 1887-11-29

How the name of Agnes Robertson
sEousss ths Old-tims theatre kOeFs. What
= sweet somAa sas wss with hsr violet
eyes znd hsE pink z1d shils complexion
IA tbs days when shs AMI her VsrssIils
has3aad, Di0a BOucie&lit. SCI audiences
wld with the Irish dramas which he had
written. Hss story Is sad one. and there
10 iiEtie Ia i - the credit Of the gifted
play wright b0aeiczult las not lived with
shs ~ife whe lad borne hlm
maly children for long time.
and again under her maiden name Agnes
Robertson Mrs. bOucieault Is compslied 10
seek her maintenance from the profession
v aieh she adorned long ago. As the star OF
Harrison & Rogers Company the lady a2-
Ussrsd last evening IN BARLEY CAmpbslrs
reconstructed MY Geraldine" A me-
dience welcomed the lady and
and the play. The actress st1 retains
much oil her former beauty; her graceful
neck and shapely shoulders are as marvel
oQsly white and her deep blue eyes as
bright as Of old. she enacted Mary Carroll
with al intensity aud . oonscientlousness
that was greatly admired and roandiy
zpplauded. My Geraldine" was BARLEY
Csmpbelis pet Irish play, bat, while lt WAS
erammed fail OF the gifted dramatists
pOetical imagery, its mott was always bad
and inconsistent Mr.. Harrison has chang
cd il materially and for she better and IL Is
now one ofthe verylbest and strongest OF the
romantic lrish pictures with which the
stage aboands. The company as q whole Is
a good one. Eugene O'Rourke-a new
irish cOmedian-enscted Teddy Cregan
aud met with great favor with
the audience. Mr.. 0'Rourke is a
very pleasing singer, master
OF the dialect and an excellent entertainer.
lie Is by no means thoroughly good actor
aud should repress his inclination to merely
make fun for the audience. O'Rourke will
become fine actor but his physiqus is too
pOnde.ous for most of the comedy roles.
Miss Lsvinis White. q charming and pretty
young actress, was the Gerald line OF the
cast and Messrs. o Brien, Malley and Mol
gan were entirely satisfactory in their
various roles and the performance all
around was an exceptionally good one.
Duncan Harrison, manager of the company,
is an old-time manager. He is the brother
OF Maud Harrison. the famous New York
fayOrite, aud last year ne was managing
"Eyangeline." And now, 10 and behold.
he comes out as an ector-and a good
one. too. After discharging a men,
Der OF his company, Mr.. Harrison
was obliged to go on and play the part OF
Carroll father Of Mary. and he made such
q hiI on the hrst night that he nss kept 1t
up ever since. His make up in the last act
made perfect picture of George Washing
tOu. aud 1t is understood that Mr.. Harrison
has consented 10 sit for life-size portrait
of the father of his country. Seriously the
MY Geraldine" company Is a good one
and all who desire TO see il tonight, when
the last performance is TO be given, should
SEATS at The bOX office today
Her Atonement," good historic mil
tary drama, was given an enthusiastic re-
ception oy large audience at Redmon nd s
last night. The play dwells with scenes
and incidents of the war, has strong
thread of pathos, just enough TO hold the
attention aud interest of the audience. 1t
was superbly mounted, aud Mansger Gar
wood is TO be congratulated on having the
best play and company that has appeared
in his handsome theatre this season.
Tomorrow night Powers Grand will be
packed. It is a minstrel performance.
Something out of the line OF the old time
minstrel performances is TO be offered. The
three Germans, clever in themselves,
showed good judgment when they organ
lied the spectacular minstrels.
A large audience witnessed the excellent
| performance presented at Smiths Opera
| House last evening. Miss Carrie Fisher,
| the pleasing serio-c)mic, opened ths olio
| with several pretty selections, followed by
| johnson & Murphy. black face comedians.
| introducing "Some Fun in q Newspaper
! Office" Miss Adele Purvis is wonderful
performer on the slack wire. Harry &
Minnie Wood introduced their funny sketch
That Awful Husband. Emma Moulton
| is known Is one of the cleverest clao swing
ers in the country. John Star is a wonder
| ful jugger aud his work with the swords
made great hit Miss Ada Melville, the
pretty young vocalist, rendered some pleas
| ing selections. Walter & Fred RONALD
made their first appearance here, and their
acr0batic performance brought the house
down. The performance closed with Harry
| Woods sparkling comedy, ''The Pink